Into the Fire at Burning Coal Theatre
Arts:Performing Arts
On this episode of Into the Fire, Jerome Davis and special guest Dr. Brenda Werth discuss Burning Coal’s upcoming musical Evita by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Werth, a professor of Latin American icons and myths at American University, explains how real people of the past can often develop their own mythologies through artistic depictions. The conversation centers around the lives of Eva Perón and Che Guevara and the ways in which their real lives differ from their “afterlives”—the way that their legacies continue into modern society.
00:00-00:50 Introduction
00:50-01:20 Introduction of Special Guest
01:20-03:38 Dr. Werth describes her work and interests
03:38-04:29 Discrepancies between real world and fiction in Evita
04:29-07:33 Ethical responsibility of artists in depicting real world events
07:33-10:11 Che Guevara’s presence in Evita
10:11-11:40 Burning Coal’s approach to the Che Guevara character
11:40-14:38 Evolution and politicization of Che Guevara
14:38-17:57 What do the play and film get wrong?
17:57-21:22 The upbringing of Eva Perón and the opposition of the upper class
21:22-22:25 Influence of Eva Perón on Juan Perón’s policies
22:25-24:52 Where did Eva Perón’s confidence come from?
24:45-28:26 World political context of Eva Peron’s life and widespread fear of communism
28:26-31:10 Current representation of Latin stories in the theatre
31:10-32:41 Breaking down economic barriers to include new voices
32:41-34:00 Final thoughts and discussion of venue
34:00-34:59 Conclusion
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